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Everyone who believes in telek...

Everyone who believes in telekinesis, raise my hand.

James Randi 60 quotes

The market for nonsense is inf...

The market for nonsense is infinite.

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We owe it to our kids to infor...

We owe it to our kids to inform them and train them how to think, not what to think.

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... We in the USA have been de...

... We in the USA have been depending on prayers, pleading, and self-abasement to a deity to bring us magical advantages, and have been encouraged to attribute our prosperity and general success among nations, to that sort of action. In my opinion, hard work and dedication to logic and reason ought to be recognized as the reasons for our achievements, not appeals to a mythical friend-in-the-sky. We got where we are in spite of, not because of, those incantations.

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People who are smart get into ...

People who are smart get into Mensa. People who are really smart look around and leave.

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There's something about the Ho...

There's something about the Houdini act that is not always made clear - about the escape act in general.

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No matter how smart or well-ed...

No matter how smart or well-educated you are, you can be deceived.

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To recognize that nature has n...

To recognize that nature has neither a preference for our species nor a bias against it takes only a little courage.

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Those who believe without reas...

Those who believe without reason cannot be convinced by reason.

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The problem with experiments h...

The problem with experiments has always been that human beings make the decisions on whether or not the animals have benefitted from the treatment.

James Randi 60 quotes

Nostradamus himself confessed ...

Nostradamus himself confessed that the vague manner in which he wrote his 'prophecies' was so that 'they could not possibly be understood until they were interpreted after the event and by it.'

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A lot of people hate my skepti...

A lot of people hate my skepticism, and I think I understand why. The psychics offer wonders and endless possibilities in a world that often seems difficult and mundane. They promise health, wealth, wisdom, eternal life. But if you examine the record, it's not the psychics but the hard-nosed scientists who have actually delivered the things that improve human life. And, to me, science describes a world far more interesting than any psychic fantasy. It's a good world -- not perfect -- but it's ours. So we'd better learn

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Science is a search for basic ...

Science is a search for basic truths about the Universe, a search which develops statements that appear to describe how the Universe works, but which are subject to correction, revision, adjustment, or even outright rejection, upon the presentation of better or conflicting evidence.

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There is a distinct difference...

There is a distinct difference between having an open mind and having a hole in your head from which your brain leaks out.

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There was a small boy on crutc...

There was a small boy on crutches. I do not know his name, and I suspect I never will. But I will never forget his face, his smile, his sorrow. He is one of the millions robbed of hope and dignity by charlatans discussed in this book. Wherever and whoever he is, I apologize to him for not having been able to protect him from such an experience. I humbly dedicate this book to him and to the many others who have suffered because the rest of us began caring too late.

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Religion is based upon blind f...

Religion is based upon blind faith supported by no evidence. Science is based upon confidence that results from evidence - and that confidence can be modified and/or reversed by further observations and experimentation. Science approaches truth, closer and closer, by hard dedicated work. Religion already has it all decided, and it's in the book. It's dogma, unchangeable, and unaffected by reality and whatever facts we come upon in the real world.

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I am in a very peculiar busine...

I am in a very peculiar business: I travel all over the world telling people what they should already know.

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Blind belief can be comforting...

Blind belief can be comforting, but it can easily cripple reason and productivity, and stop intellectual progress.

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I don't expect that the millio...

I don't expect that the million will ever be won, simply because there is no confirming evidence for any paranormal claims to date.

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Heroin also makes people feel ...

Heroin also makes people feel better, but I wouldn't recommend using heroin.

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